This Wasn't Cheap! Installing NEW Acura RSX Type S OEM Headlights!

Buy once, Cry once! In today's video, the Acura RSX Type S build gets a NEW set of OEM headlights. After being disappointed in cheap aftermarket headlights, that route was NOT the answer for this OEM+ DC5 build. So let's install these MINTY lights and some JDM goodies to make this car look NEW again! Enjoy!
As usual, this RSX Type S project car continues to cost more and more. While I enjoy doing budget Honda builds and saving money, these RSX headlights were beyond headlight restoration. After ordering a set of Eagle Eyes Headlights, I was disappointed in the build quality and knew I had to go OEM to be happy. My normal Honda Junkyard runs weren't successful in finding any, so I dug deep and ordered a brand new set from Acura. Overkill for an almost 200k mile RSX? Probably, but this transformed this car to look new again!
Installing Honda headlights is generally pretty easy. For the RSX, the front bumper needs to be removed to have access to all the bolts. While I wanted to upgrade the headlights to HID or LED, I just didn't have time in today's video. New bulbs were installed along with some JDM Nokya Yellow High Beams! As the cherry on top, I install the new DC5 Type R Honda "H" emblem on the front bumper. Overall, an expensive video with a NEWish result. Happy with how clean this build is coming!
Here's some of the parts in today's video!
I ordered the headlights here: www.mikehaleacura.com/parts/o...
Nokya JDM Yellow High Beams: amzn.to/3JjAoLU
Silverstar H1 Low Beams: amzn.to/3Y3Wxlt
168 Parking Bulbs: amzn.to/3HeITVT
194 Side Marker Bulbs: amzn.to/3DsipPx
Turn Signal Bulbs: amzn.to/3DpdChJ

[@henrycollins2478]

Earlier today, I was browsing marketplace, as one does, and found an rsx, at which point I thought to myself, “huh all day Anthony didn’t post last week, I wonder when he’ll post.” funny how that worked

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

It must have been a sign! Thanks for coming to watch man

[@CesarsCarCorner]

It's minor details that make and break the car! It looks clean, and I can't wait to see what is next.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks fam. Plenty more stuff to come!

[@ohdavey3748]

Love this series! I’ve done most of these upgrades and replacements for my 05 Type S over the 1.5 decades with it. Keep it coming!

[@epiccheatmealday1180]

Love this build. Makes me want a JDM honda. Your videos are so helpful.

[@MrShibAlaska]

Your videos are so helpful. I bought a 04 rsx-s last year in Alaska. 120k miles, all oem, not a great deep snow car.. I'm glad to hear that they all grind at startup under 32 degrees..

[@vicepixel]

Yep, cold start always does

[@angelicemperor2686]

When I put my halos on my 03, it has a bit of a gap on top. You see more of the headlight instead of it being flush with the hood. Other than that the halos look great. But it has been 10 years. I have restored them about 5 times. I'm planning o getting a new set after I get the car painted. Yours look great too. Keep up the vids.

[@m.pixelated]

Loving the content as always. I see the love for this car in your videos and you know that love is deep when you spend OEM prices for the parts. You just know it is worth it.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Agreed! Hoping it’ll all be worth it in the end!

[@EverythingUndone]

Every time I watch finish your RSX videos, I always go to my garage and look at mine. :) The RSX aged like wine. Its nice to see others going the extra mile and replacing parts the right way. Unfortunately, the leather seats are one thing that cracks quick. I was fortune enough to pick some 05-06 cloth seats back in 2018 and they are incredible!! The Honda badges are really growing one me. By any chance is the front emblem for sale? I've scoured the internet can't find any fronts for the 02-04. Love the context, looking forward for what to come!

[@BossItUp911]

Thank you AllDayAnthony. Ordering off the same website and doing in a couple of weeks. This is great content.

[@aMcConghie16]

Looks great I like the yellow high beams cool having three colors again the black paint

[@Chiefhao]

love the Video! I just recently had to buy OEM headlights for my GE8 FiT so I know your pain lol

[@edsonso86]

Fog lights would look amazing on it! Love your builds!

[@richardbond2793]

I feel you on the headlights Anthony. I spent close to 500 on my brand new oem headlights. Worth every penny 👌

[@tomchinigo5014]

Great job it looks amazing !!

[@S4Tony3.0T]

Recently upgraded from my 7th Gen civic to a first gen Acura TSX love the videos!

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Awesome man! The tsx is sweet

[@kristofferdeocampo3641]

Love the content. Is the 02-04 emblem for sale?

[@WDC11]

Hi Anthony. Another great video of the RSX. Its looking so good, factory oem fresh.👍🏼

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks man! Agreed!

[@FredEscobarObregon]

It looks absolutely beautiful!!

[@carbonzoidproductions4266]

headlights really do justice to a car so thats why im very picky with my jdm type r headlights, your rsx and videos really show the details you put into it

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks man. Hoping to document the process right!

[@Buckyvw]

Fantastic upgrade. The Avalon dust covers are the real mvp.

[@forcedinduction_drive1975]

What do you mean? This install went flawlessly.. There definitely wasn’t a trip to the jalopy jungle off camera😂

[@DaPlayzGamesBros]

Look great!! I always throw Nokya yellows in for my high beams.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks man. They look too good not to!

[@joshuawhitaker7169]

Looks great. I'm still stuck on the fact that you got through all those plastic clips without breaking anything 😂

[@zalosftw]

Looks great man, good job!

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks man!

[@Crotal_Karma]

Looks good! 👍

[@asonii-7460]

it’s been a couple days but i found it you need something oem, grab the part number and bring it to the dealer (the majority of the parts for an rsx can be obtained through a honda dealer) and it’s usually cheaper than buying them through OEM websites

[@jeffc6832]

Excellent choice on the headlight bulbs, period correct OEM+.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Agreed!

[@oscarescobar2777]

My car came with new oem headlights it does make a huge difference mine is black as well 💪🏾

[@jorges3766]

Love the progress man, it looks amazing 🔥

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks Jorge!

[@jorges3766]

@@ALLDAYANTHONY no problem bro!😎

[@markhadden353]

@ALLDAYANTHONY I’d try and go with LED light bulbs. I mean nothing against HID’s it’s just so much easier to run LED’s imo because of being plug-in-play over having to run a Ballast for the HID’s unless you’re car came factory with HID’s, their pretty bright but not as bright as some 8k, 10k, or even 12k. But it’s your car. I just love your in depth attention to detail in all your videos. I started following since you got your Red civic and I’m a big Honda fan, had a few in my time. A 89 CRX SiR from Japan, and a 92 EG sedan with a B20 swap/B16A trans. But own a 2nd gen BL1 Mazda 3 sedan that I’m trying to make my own, I know it’s different then a Honda and not a Speed3 but I like it. Keep up with the great content

[@manga_spawn2662]

Always worth spending the money once on the right part. Headlights are so important and those oem are worth it.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Agreed! OEM Headlights are worth the money

[@Jose-hi9id]

All k Anthony killing it , but did we almost get a glimpse of how you look lolz or am I the only one that noticed 😂😂😂

[@antikoolaid9891]

Dang bro you bringing the heat with new jdm oem headlights.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks for watching man!

[@ezio242]

Just ordered a new pair of headlights for my 04 base model, has had the same headlights for 20 years..

[@acevedohiram]

Been a minute dude! Hype!

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I know, I missed last weeks upload but I got some good stuff in the video bank!

[@russelljohnson441]

You are a legend my guy , this is gonna be better than the civic even though the civic is fire , keep it up. just wondering does the Rsx have arm rest ?? i never been in one before and from pictures it seems like it doesn’t 😢 i’m a arm rest driver thats why i couldn’t drive comfortably in the civic em1 cause the arm rest was an option 😂

[@solidhatch]

Brand New O.E headlights are so underrated...ive stick to original bulbs to prevent future damage on clear lens. Ultra bright lamp and coolness was never a factor.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Very underrated. Makes the car look new again!

[@davidtranmedia5112]

Luckily my 28k miles rsx got PPF the first day. So they are brand new still on mine. But couldn't agree more

[@shamrockunbroken3557]

This car is so clean, I can only hope to get mine this good one day 😭. Its currently in 2 colors.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Haha you’ll get it there!

[@jimvalerio6647]

Ima crazy as you are Anthony lol I but my parts at the Honda dealer just so it’s completely Honda/Acura and also a “Budget” build 😂 as always brother great job 💪🏽💪🏽

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Haha thanks dude!

[@Dc5_jay]

As an Rsx Owner myself. I Love these videos, i definitely want to buy a set of OEM Headlights for my Rsx! Trying to Source an OEM Aspec front lip is extremely hard too!

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

The lip is on my long list. If it happens, great! If not, I’m ok with that as well

[@binhdabartender]

cant beat Brand new OEM Headlights! Rsx looks beatiful.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Thanks man! It’s getting there!

[@HondaStreetGarage]

If you wanna save the headlights use LED’s. The incandescent bulbs create lots of heat resulting in the plastic cracking over time. Looks amazing!

[@Jose-hi9id]

Hsg in the house 😎🤙🏽

[@bryangodfrey6397]

God I wish I can find one like this!!!!

[@iamcraiggentry]

Those eagle eye ones came in my RSX when I bought and can confirm, they're junk. Good move on the new ones. It's looking great, keep it up. Can't wait to see new wheels on it.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Yeah I was hoping for the best with them, but they weren’t good enough.

[@victorxavier9977]

Are there any differences between the stock headlight and the type R headlight?

[@Yodarunner]

Those are cleannnnn!!! Would you sell the old ones? Lol

[@landonb2328]

How are you able to spray paint in that cold of weather? I’ve had it flake and bunch up on me

[@BubbaGumpShrimpss]

Used to have those nokya bulbs on my FA5. Looked nice but it burned up after a few months so I switched to LED.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I doubt I’ll be running the high beams often so I’ll get some good life out of them!

[@Hmonz88]

Absolutely agree about headlights changing the look of the car. Any plans for an OEM front spoiler?

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

If I come across one, yes! Hard to find

[@chinochinster8560]

I dont know if itll make you feel better but i just spent almost 1k(included shipping cost) for civic type r headlights for my em1. No regrets lol

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

That does make me feel slightly better lol

[@brandennunez2776]

if i have a 02 type s would 06 headlights work?

[@jrus1]

your headlights still look good.. better than mine... do you wanna sell your old ones?

[@vilhelmstein2091]

I went the same route except that previously I had a company do some retrofit headlights and they turned out like shit so... 900 hundred dollars later my black rsx type s is looking soooo minty.

[@andersalsdu7980]

Does anyone know where to find oem headlights? I need both. On oemacuraparts is one side discontinued.

[@anthonypixley5123]

Are you selling the Honda emblem, I need one for my 02-04 and I do not want to cut up a 05-06 emblem

[@joshuam1241]

*Buy once, Cry once..* *A standard i need to live buy, learned it the hard way*

[@NishiNY]

Where do you order OEM parts for Honda ?

[@OkayJayy_]

This is what makes the car perfect even its 20 year plus old

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

For sure. Much better now!

[@ericg1149]

Try to retrofit some projectors on the old set!

[@tavanhvoravong7087]

Lol I been looking at new OEM headlights for the my 05 Rsx type s as well.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

It’s worth it!

[@Greedydubz]

I’ve been trying to find the jdm type s badge for the 2002 and I can’t find it for the life of me I need it!

[@Greedydubz]

Please send me the front emblem $$ in hand

[@nomad509]

I couldn't agree more Anthony.. I am disgusted every time I open up the garage door and I see those nasty hazed over headlights on my car. The new ones are still in the box and they need to get some protection film before go on the car. Your new OEM lights look freaking clean now!

[@adanmata8625]

Projector retrofit 👀

[@SpeakEzy]

How come you went oem instead of aftermarket or retro fit? Looks great though I’m just asking incase I change mine. Thanks for these videos makes me love my car even more ❤

[@justincastro774]

Oem+

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Retro fits can often look cheap IMO. Sometimes they can be done right, but I don’t see it often. But that’s just me

[@NickonWheelz]

Man. I wish that someone made a good Acura Red Emblem kit for the RSX.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I’ve seen them before, just don’t know who makes them

[@michaelac720]

Anthony, did you have to buy the rubber covers for the backs of the bulb housings? Did the new ones come with the covers or did you reuse your old ones?

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I cleaned and re-used my original ones!

[@michaelac720]

@@ALLDAYANTHONY okay thanks. If I end up buying a set ill buy the two rubber covers.

[@kordelwilliams5770]

Nice

[@devindupuis4203]

This is a certified allkAnothy classic

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Lol! I hope!

[@SvetGolovkin1462]

i believe u man last week oakville honda ask for $700+tax for just IACV plus 2hr labour around 1000 all in for a $65 shipped part from amazon that ive installed earlier for less than 30mins on winter outside the mall parking lot.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Haha that’s how to do it!

[@iUseYoutube_]

idk how much you spent on them seats you have in your civic i believe 3 years ago? when i checked the price it was $1,000 idk if that's per seat or a whole set(either way that's a LOTTA for me at least)

[@dyonmarianne2705]

Nice video a set of OE fog light would change the look of the car!

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I’m still debating those…hmm

[@wurstcrewchief2798]

Are you ever going to do an EVO meet??

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Maybe someday! Haven’t done evo stuff in a hot minute

[@cedriccope178]

Love the channel butttttttttttttttttttt I miss the red civic lol

[@marcoacosta2700]

Where did you purchase the lights from?

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I put the link in the description

[@jesseruiz5680]

Instead of the 3rd party brand, you can buff out and recondition your existing headlights for sure.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Did you watch the video? Lol

[@jesseruiz5680]

@@ALLDAYANTHONY yes. That is why I’m saying that. Just in general, I agree with you in that I prefer to restore first instead for sure. Especially over the Eagle Eyes. lol.

[@johnnydang420]

aspec kit next

[@joncgrubb]

Song at 6:52?

[@AlwaysApproved]

welp, now i have to order oem stanleys for the em1. wallets gonna hurt🤣

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Go type r! It’ll be worth it

[@AlwaysApproved]

@@ALLDAYANTHONY say less, im in!

[@daynerampersad8968]

you shouls have wrapped the new headlights on the rsx with ppf to keep them looking new and to prevent them chipping and fading

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

It’s done! You’ll see some of that footage in the next video

[@babiboib7]

Everytime I see the "H" emblem I'm thinking Honda not Acura 🤤

[@dannycohen8870]

Hey Ant i was wondering your thoughts about my grandma's 2009 honda accord lx. Her accord has the k24 and for those who don't know what the k24 is from honda the k24 is a 2.4L i-vtec i4 from honda. and the one crazy part about my grandma's accord is it has 73,000 ORGINAL MILES on it because my grandma she is in her early to mid 70s and she has also had the brakes replaced twice because the 8th gen accords have something called premature brake wear so yea.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Maybe see if she’ll sell it to you? Could make for a nice daily!

[@Dcervantes243]

To make you feel better. My headlights are 1600 a piece oem

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

That does make me feel slightly better

[@bozo4K]

whats wrong with eagle eyes?

[@Ihaveadashcam]

Definitely PPF the new headlights so they never haze and yellow again

[@steevennunez4801]

Are you selling your old set ?

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I’m not sure yet, they definitely aren’t perfect

[@bradrhoades102840]

jeeze. with bulbs and shipping your at 800$

[@danielkaminske5048]

LED upgraded OEM style headlights are immensely. I love mine. Oem are very outdated technology.

[@daynerampersad8968]

you should have taken the grill and rad cooling off and resprayed itr with SEM black trim paint to make them look new again

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Going to wait until the weather is warmer to restore that. Too cold right now

[@dxz3]

why not just PPF the lights before installing??

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Didn’t want to risk breaking a tab with it off the car, but the ppf is on there now

[@dxz3]

@@ALLDAYANTHONY niiiiiiiceeee!! car looks unreal man

[@B95_P]

Buy once, cry once is right. For anyone on the fence about spending that money on these "older" cars..the price only goes up over time and the longer you wait, the more likely you'll be to get that dreaded email back "this product has been discontinued by the manufacturer".

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Yep that’s 100% true. Only going to cost more later

[@mutantboy8888]

bruh... LEDs! lol

[@alatorreconcrete8910]

Just need new wheels and your good.

[@reggie8285]

Did he say AllKanthony

[@tonymuthafuckingunn]

Hey Anthony, that detailing brush were you using to clean? Was that the Ohio something or other?

[@VicVoss]

Imagine if new Evo headlights were that cheap 😭

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Lol right! I don’t even want to talk about those…

[@trans1231000]

Why didn’t you Buy LED’s for the Headlight Bulbs?? You could of gotten for Cheap also

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I talk about this in the video

[@charlottetownspud7903]

i am also that kind of crazy

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I’m glad I’m not alone 😂

[@tobinschroeder537]

Now you need to get rid of the rest of the Acura “A’s”.

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

I think there’s only one left on the car and I have a plan for that :)

[@lilsnot4244]

I want an rsx but they expensive af

[@ALLDAYANTHONY]

Keep searching, the base models are pretty affordable

[@kevinphillips2710]

All k Anthony 😂